Information Technology - Process Assessment - Part 3: Guidance on Performing an Assessment

CSA Group
Standards Development Organisation:
Canadian Standards Association (operating as CSA Group)
Working Program:
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Designation Number:
CAN/CSA-ISO/IEC 15504-3:05
Standard Type:
National Standard of Canada - Adoption of International Standard
Standard Development Activity:
Reaffirmation
ICS code(s):
35.080
Status:
Proceeding to development
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Scope:

This part of ISO/IEC 15504 provides guidance on meeting the minimum set of requirements for performing an assessment contained in ISO/IEC 15504-2.

It provides an overview of process assessment and interprets the requirements through the provision of guidance on:

a) performing an assessment;
b) the measurement framework for process capability;
c) process reference models and process assessment models;
d) selecting and using assessment tools;
e) competency of assessors;
f) verification of conformity.

This document uses the following schema: the text inside a box is quoted from the normative ISO/IEC 15504-2 and the text following a box is guidance about the normative text.

If the quoted text includes a clause reference, it is understood that ISO/IEC 15504-2 should be referred to.

Project need:

To review the standard for its 5-year review period

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